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Fit for the Road 5K run/walk to be held at GATS
A Fit for the Road 5K run/walk will be held at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 7 a.m.
June 26, 2015
Business
Preserving my dad’s values for future generations
All the weirdness, hate and vitriol in the press only reinforces my belief that we are at least free enough to act stupid in public.
June 26, 2015
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Learning to become a truck driver — and to cuss like one: ‘A Trucker’s Tale,’ part 2
Part 2 excerpting Ed Miller’s “A Trucker’s Tale” memoir: “Tt seemed that every grown man used several cuss words in every sentence. I practiced to myself enough that I could cuss with the best of them before I was out of elementary school. …”
June 25, 2015
Business
Shortage of truth about the shortage
Hey, guess what? There’s a driver shortage. There’s also a shortage of pot-bellied pigs in Vietnam. Also, both of these statements is a filthy lie. I can boldly proclaim this because I read a lot about pot-bellied pigs the other day, after I thought I saw a tapir standing in a bend of the Burnt […]
June 24, 2015
Business
Overdrive names winner in 2015 Most Beautiful contest
Joanne Fatta hauls produce full time for Sunrise Transport while helping train new drivers. She was chosen from more than 80 nominees.
June 23, 2015
Custom Rigs
ChampTruck returns to action July 4 weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The Meritor ChampTruck World Series returns to action next weekend for two days of Independence Day action at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
June 22, 2015
Business
Why the exemptions keep coming
“You know why the FMCSA is granting all these exemptions? Because the 30 minute break rule is stupid.”
June 22, 2015
Business
The Cowboy Way — nothing goes to waste
A former produce hauler and his brother’s mission to feed the needy with surplus vegetables, Food Cowboy, launches its app to connect truckers to food pantries.
June 19, 2015
Business
GATS to offer free health screenings at new Health and Wellness Pavilion
This year at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas on Aug. 27-29, a variety of free health screenings will be offered at the Landstar Fit for the Road Health and Wellness Pavilion.
June 19, 2015
Business
Call it what you will
Of final journeys: “…the last time we come across hauling a box, so it’s the end of this trucking chapter in our lives. There’s a step deck adventure waiting for us, and I can’t wait to get on it. God bless America, and God bless the truckers!”
June 19, 2015
Business
Brad Kuhn presents ‘A 4-minute ride with a truck driver’
“How about a little credit for the accidents that we avoid?” asks Brad Kuhn with this collection of near misses. “I think law enforcement needs to crack down on aggressive driving around trucks.”
June 18, 2015
Custom Rigs
Meet ChampTruck’s newest competitor: Off-road racer Corry Weller
Corry Weller brings her skills in off-road truck racing to big rig racing this season in ChampTruck’s inaugural truck racing circuit.
June 18, 2015
Channel 19
Couple recent releases from ‘Truckin’ Sessions’ singer-songwriter Dale Watson
Known among truckers for his “Truckin’ Sessions” series of records — the first released in 1998 and the second in 2009 — country singer-songwriter Dale Watson has been active the last year or two with another “Truckin’ Sessions” volume (2014) and the new “Call Me Insane” album as well. (Listeners can stream the third trucking-tunes […]
June 18, 2015
Business
Dreams I’ll definitely see
Welcome George to the skateboard division, Wendy says: “I’ve spent the last three days lounging around in style, while George took his securement classes for flatbed/ step deck.”
June 17, 2015
Life
‘American Honey’ film to feature Neb. truck stop
The Bosselman Travel Center location in Grand Island, Neb., has recently been the scene of filming for the “American Honey” film from U.K.-based writer-director Andrea Arnold.
June 17, 2015
Business
C.R. England unveils new military tribute tractors for Honored Veterans fleet
C.R. England announced it is honoring its military veteran drivers and employees with the addition of six new military-themed trucks and two trailers to the company’s “Honored Veterans” fleet.
June 16, 2015
Custom Rigs
‘85 Pete 359 wins Shell Rotella SuperRigs contest
A 1985 Peterbilt 359 shown by Kiegan Nelson of Richfield, Wis., won Best of Show this weekend at the 33rd annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs working show truck competition.
June 16, 2015
Business
Brad Kuhn presents ‘You never know what’s going to come at you’
A close shave: “The driver said that he started to hydroplane and lost control. I’m glad that he jack knifed or it may have gotten ugly.”
June 16, 2015
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